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Website Identification - The handle is invalid

I've a server with Windows Server 2003 R2 installed and there are multiple websites hosted on that server. I am getting a strange error pop up every time I try to change settings for Website Identification (Host Headers Settings). The pop up says "The handle
is invalid". This error pop up comes on all websites hosted at that server and if I close it or click on OK button, it pops up again and again and dont let me to do anything else and finally I have to kill mmc.exe process from Task Manager to get rid of it.

Kindly, guide me how to get rid of this? Is there any problem with IIS?

Re: Website Identification - The handle is invalid

I tried the solution you provided with no luck. As I told you multiple websites hosted on that server and I checked Hosts file. 1st entry is 127.0.0.1 localhost and 2nd entry is 1 of the website hosted. Only these two entries available in Hosts file.

I also restarted IIS Server, checked for connection settings for static IP too. There is no problem with IP and connection settings too.

Re: Website Identification - The handle is invalid

You do not happen to have an error message in the event log, that could tell us more?

Please also tell us if this happens only when you want to change "Website Identification", or if you see it in other places (for example view the properties of the website).

Can you also try to run IIS Manager as an administrator. The error you see can happen if the user account does not have write permissions on the configuration files (but in that case i would have expected the message somewhere else as well). So i would like
to eliminate that.

Do you run any AV software that could limit access to files? If so, try to disable it.

Re: Website Identification - The handle is invalid

No, I have not found any error message in event log. I repeated the process that creates this error today (27th May, 2011) and there is no error entry in event log under today date.

It happens only when I want to change "Website Identification", rest of the properties I can change successfully without any error, like I just tried changing Default Document for the website and it saved and changed successfully.

Re: Website Identification - The handle is invalid

I know the steps for adding the Host Name Headers. My problem is that its giving me error again and again changing Advanced Settings for Host Headers. It doesnt allow me to add new host header, neither to edit current one. Always prompting me that "The header
is invalid.". It happens for all websites hosted on that server.